From agm at ripe.net Thu Apr 3 14:34:33 2008 From: agm at ripe.net (Axel Pawlik) Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:34:33 +0200 Subject: [ncc-announce] Executive Board Nominations - Closing Date 9 April 2008 Message-ID: <47F4CED9.6020100@ripe.net> Dear RIPE NCC member, The deadline for sending your nominations for appointments to the RIPE NCC Executive Board is *Wednesday, 9 April 2008*. Please note that your nomination to the Executive Board requires the written support of *at least* five other RIPE NCC members. You must be a RIPE NCC member and a registered LIR contact to support a nomination. Nomination submissions and support for nominations must include the following information: * Your full name * Your organisation * Your LIR RegID * Name of the candidate you wish to nominate or support Nominations and messages of support must be submitted by e-mail to by Wednesday, 9 April 2008. Elections will take place at the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) on Wednesday, 7 May 2008 at the Hotel Palace, Berlin, Germany. Further Information ------------------- Support for current nominations is archived at: http://www.ripe.net/maillists/ncc-archives/agm-nominations/2008/ More details about the Executive Board elections are available at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2008/board-election-announcement.html You can register online for the GM at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/meeting/registration-general/meeting.html?id=52 More information about the GM is available at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2008/index.html If you have any questions about nominations or the GM, please e-mail us at . Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC Important Dates ---------------- 11 March 2008 GM registration opens 11 March 2008 Draft agenda and proposed resolutions posted online 9 April 2008 Deadline for nominations to Executive Board 23 April 2008 Submission deadline for proposed resolutions 23 April 2008 Online registration for GM closes 23 April 2008 Proxy forms must be received by the RIPE NCC 7 May 2008 RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2008 From james at ripe.net Wed Apr 9 16:06:17 2008 From: james at ripe.net (James Aldridge) Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:06:17 +0200 Subject: [ncc-announce] Announcement: Maintenance on 12-13 April 2008 Message-ID: <20080409140617.8343B2F583@herring.ripe.net> [Apologies for duplicates] Dear Colleagues, The RIPE NCC will migrate a number of servers to new racks at NIKHEF between 08:00 and 18:00 (UTC) on the following dates: - Saturday, 12 April 2008 - Sunday, 13 April 2008 Aspects of the following services will be affected at various times during the migration periods: - BGP peering sessions will be down - nikrtr.ripe.net - AS3333 (217.79.172.5; 195.69.144.69; 2001:7f8:1::a500:3333:1) - K-Root (AS25152) at AMS-IX, NL-IX and XPE - AS112 (AS112) at AMS-IX - RIS (AS12654) at AMS-IX, NL-IX and GN-IX - DNS services: - The AMS-IX/XPE/NL-IX K-Root instance and the AS112 server at AMS-IX will be unavailable - WWW/FTP/Hostcount/E-Learning - LIR-Portal - WHOIS: - Syncupdates of the RIPE Database will be down - Mail updates will be queued and executed after the maintenance - RIPE DB-related CGIs on WWW will be down - Test Traffic Measurements (tt01) We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause. If you have any questions about this, please send an e-mail to Regards, James Aldridge Senior Systems Engineer, RIPE NCC From agm at ripe.net Thu Apr 10 17:38:11 2008 From: agm at ripe.net (Axel Pawlik) Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:38:11 +0200 Subject: [ncc-announce] RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2008 - Executive Board Candidates Announced Message-ID: <47FE3463.9010307@ripe.net> Dear RIPE NCC member, Voting for the appointment of two RIPE NCC Executive Board members will take place at the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) to be held on Wednesday, 7 May 2008 at the Hotel Palace, Berlin, Germany. The deadline for nominations has now passed. The final shortlist of confirmed candidates is available at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2008/elections/candidates-confirmed.html Support for the nominations is archived at: http://www.ripe.net/maillists/ncc-archives/agm-nominations/2008/ RIPE NCC ANNUAL REPORT ---------------------- In accordance with the RIPE NCC Articles of Association, the RIPE NCC 2007 Annual Report (including the Financial Report) was published on 9 April 2008. It is now available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/draft-documents/gm-may2008/ REGISTRATION ------------ You can register to attend the GM at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/meeting/registration-general/meeting.html?id=52 Please complete the online registration form by 23 April 2008. In the event that your organisation is to be represented by a director or an authorised employee, the registration form should state the name(s) of the employee(s) or director(s). If more than one authorised person is to attend the GM, please specify on the registration form who is allowed to exercise the voting rights. Proxy Voting ------------ If your organisation is to be represented by a third party, not being an authorised employee or director, please fill out the proxy form and send it to us by 23 April 2008. Any proxy sent to us after this date will not be valid. The proxy form is available to download here: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2008/proxy.html For more information about the GM, please go to: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2008/ If you have any questions about the GM, please e-mail us at . Regards Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC Important Dates ---------------- 11 March 2008 GM registration opens 11 March 2008 Draft agenda and proposed resolutions posted online 9 April 2008 Deadline for nominations to Executive Board 23 April 2008 Submission deadline for proposed resolutions 23 April 2008 Online registration for GM closes 23 April 2008 Proxy forms must be received by the RIPE NCC 7 May 2008 RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2008 From meeting at ripe.net Thu Apr 17 14:13:28 2008 From: meeting at ripe.net (RIPE NCC Meeting Coordinator) Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:13:28 +0200 Subject: [ncc-announce] RIPE 56: Reminder to Register Message-ID: <48073EE8.3000408@ripe.net> Dear Colleagues, RIPE 56 will be held from 5-9 May 2008 at the Hotel Palace in Berlin, Germany. REGISTRATION ============== You can register online for RIPE 56 at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/meeting/register/51 MEETING FEE =========== The registration fee for the meeting is EUR 400. This covers the full RIPE Meeting week. You will receive a EUR 50 discount if your payment is received before 12:00 UTC on Friday, 2 May 2008. DAY TICKETS =========== Day tickets are available online and cost EUR 125 per day. You can also purchase your day ticket at the Registration Desk on the day you will attend. STUDENT DISCOUNT ================= Students get a 50% discount on the price of a regular week ticket if they show a valid student card upon arrival at the meeting. This discount does not apply to day tickets and cannot be used in combination with the EUR 50 discount for early payment. FREE TICKETS ============ If you are a *new* Local Internet Registry (LIR), you receive *two* free RIPE Meeting tickets as part of your membership. You can find out more about how to use your RIPE Meeting tickets at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/new-lir.html MEETING PLAN ============ The RIPE 56 Meeting Plan is available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-56/meeting-plan.html Agendas for each session will be posted at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-56/agendas/ Please check this page regularly for updates. You can already take a look at some of the plenary discussion topics at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-56/agendas/plenary.html FURTHER INFORMATION =================== For more information about RIPE 56, please see: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-56/ If you have any further questions, please contact . Regards, Camilla Meidell Conference Coordinator RIPE NCC From agm at ripe.net Mon Apr 21 15:40:09 2008 From: agm at ripe.net (Axel Pawlik) Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:40:09 +0200 Subject: [ncc-announce] RIPE NCC General Meeting: Proxy Forms and Online Registration Reminder Message-ID: <480C9939.5080004@ripe.net> Dear RIPE NCC member, The RIPE NCC Executive Board is pleased to invite you to the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM). The GM will be held on Wednesday, 7 May 2008 from 16:00-18:30. It will be held adjacent to the RIPE 56 Meeting, which takes place from 5-9 May 2008 at the Hotel Palace in Berlin, Germany. The closing date for both online registration and for submitting proxy forms is *Wednesday, 23 April 2008*. REGISTRATION ------------ You can register to attend the GM at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/meeting/registration-general/meeting.html?id=52 Please complete the online registration form by Wednesday, 23 April 2008. After this date you will not be able to register online for the GM. In the event that your organisation is to be represented by a director or an authorised employee, the registration form should state the name(s) of the employee(s) or director(s). If more than one authorised person is to attend the GM, please specify on the registration form who is allowed to exercise the voting rights. PROXY VOTING ------------ If your organisation is to be represented by a third party, not being an authorised employee or director, please fill out the proxy form and send it to us by Wednesday, 23 April 2008. Any proxy sent to us after this date will not be valid. The proxy form is available to download here: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2008/proxy.html SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS -------------------- The RIPE NCC Annual Report 2007 (including the RIPE NCC Financial Report 2007) is available to view online at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/draft-documents/gm-may2008/ EXECUTIVE BOARD ELECTIONS ------------------------- Voting for the appointment of two RIPE NCC Executive Board members will take place at the GM. The vacant seats are each for a three-year term. The final shortlist of confirmed candidates is available at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2008/elections/candidates-confirmed.html Support for the candidates is archived at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2008/elections/nomination-support.html FURTHER INFORMATION ------------------- For more information on the GM and on the Executive Board elections, please see: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2008/ If you have any questions about the GM or the Executive Board elections, please e-mail us at . Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC Important Dates ---------------- 11 March 2008 GM registration opens 11 March 2008 Draft agenda and proposed resolutions posted online 9 April 2008 Deadline for nominations to Executive Board 23 April 2008 Submission deadline for proposed resolutions 23 April 2008 Online registration for GM closes 23 April 2008 Proxy forms must be received by the RIPE NCC 7 May 2008 RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2008 From meeting at ripe.net Thu Apr 24 16:41:48 2008 From: meeting at ripe.net (RIPE NCC Meeting Coordinator) Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:41:48 +0200 Subject: [ncc-announce] RIPE 56: REMINDER TO REGISTER Message-ID: <48109C2C.5090305@ripe.net> Dear Colleagues, RIPE 56 will be held from 5-9 May, 2008 at the Hotel Palace in Berlin, Germany. REGISTRATION ============== You can register online for RIPE 56 at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/meeting/register/51 Information about the different types of tickets available and cost of attending RIPE 56 is available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/introduction.html#4 MEETING AGENDA =============== Plenary and RIPE Working Group agendas can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-56/agendas/index.html RIPE NCC SERVICES CENTRE ========================= RIPE NCC members and non-members are welcome to visit the RIPE NCC Services Centre. Although you can drop into the centre at any time, you can also book appointments with RIPE NCC staff in advance using the online booking form at: http://rosie.ripe.net/services-centre.php MORE INFORMATION =================== For more information about RIPE 56, please see: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-56/ You can also visit ROSIE, the dedicated RIPE 56 website, at: http://rosie.ripe.net/index.php If you have any further questions, please contact . Regards, Camilla Meidell Conference Coordinator RIPE NCC From saskia at ripe.net Mon Apr 28 10:44:03 2008 From: saskia at ripe.net (Saskia van Gorp) Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:44:03 +0200 Subject: [ncc-announce] RIPE NCC closed on 30 April and 1 May 2008 Message-ID: <48158E53.10107@ripe.net> Dear Colleagues, Our offices are closed on Wednesday 30 April (Queen's Day)and Thursday 1 May (Ascension Day) 2008. The offices close on all Dutch public holidays listed at: http://www.ripe.net/info/ncc/public-holidays.html Regards, Saskia van Gorp Front Office Manager RIPE NCC